Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 91, Issue 1 , Pages 83-86 , March 2006

Effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on serum brain derived neurotrophic factor in drug resistant depressed patients

  • Roberta Zanardini

      Affiliations

    • IRCCS “S. Giovanni di Dio”, Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
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  • Anna Gazzoli

      Affiliations

    • IRCCS “S. Giovanni di Dio”, Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
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  • Mariacarla Ventriglia

      Affiliations

    • AFaR-Department of Neurosciences, S.Giovanni Calibita-FBF, Isola Tiberina, Rome, Italy
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  • Jorge Perez

      Affiliations

    • IRCCS “S. Giovanni di Dio”, Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
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  • Stefano Bignotti

      Affiliations

    • IRCCS “S. Giovanni di Dio”, Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
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  • Paolo Maria Rossini

      Affiliations

    • IRCCS “S. Giovanni di Dio”, Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
    • AFaR-Department of Neurosciences, S.Giovanni Calibita-FBF, Isola Tiberina, Rome, Italy
    • Neurology, University Campus Biomedico, Rome, Italy
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  • Massimo Gennarelli

      Affiliations

    • IRCCS “S. Giovanni di Dio”, Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
    • Division of Biology and Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnologies, University of Brescia, Italy
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  • Luisella Bocchio-Chiavetto

      Affiliations

    • IRCCS “S. Giovanni di Dio”, Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Genetic Unit, I.R.C.C.S. “San Giovanni di Dio”-Fatebenefratelli, Via Pilastroni, 4, 25123 Brescia Italy. Tel.: +39 030 3501453; fax: +39 030 3533513.

Received 11 August 2005 ,Revised 9 December 2005 ,Accepted 14 December 2005.

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PII: S0165-0327(05)00416-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2005.12.029

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 91, Issue 1 , Pages 83-86 , March 2006

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